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Fatal stabbing in El Centro leaves friends asking “why?”

Photo: James McDaniel EL CENTRO – A fatal stabbing occurred in the 1900 block of Austin Road on November 8th. Imperial County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the location, where they

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K-9 Border Patrol Team Lands A Heroin Bust During An Immigration Search

Photo: drugs seized at the border NILAND – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents credit a successful heroin bust to the expertise of the K-9 Detection Team. Agents arrested two

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Biggest Marijuana Bust of the Year

Photo: confiscated marijuana CALEXICO – The Imperial County Sheriff’s Office recently announced the biggest marijuana bust of the year. Authorities seized 23,000 pounds (over 11 tons)  of illegal marijuana on

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Woman Sentenced in Disability Insurance Fraud

IMPERIAL COUNTY— On June 30, 2017 60-year-old Teresa Baker was arrested and on January 4 of this year she subsequently pleaded guilty to one count of insurance fraud. Baker had

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The Gun was Fake, the Arrest Wasn’t

Photo: Bryce Mejia EL CENTRO – 18-year-old Bryce Mejia was recently arrested for altering an imitation firearm. The suspect was driving near Austin and Ross Road and pointed the weapon

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22 Bundles of Meth Smuggled in a Wheel Well Intercepted at the Border

Photo: Display of hidden meth SALTON CITY – El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents have announced the discovery of drugs and subsequent arrest of an anonymous female suspected of smuggling

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Spare Tire Conceals 65 Packages of Meth Seized at the Border

Photo: Seized meth on display CALEXICO – Anomalies during a border crossing inspection led an astute U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer to discover 65 packages of methamphetamine hidden inside

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Man Charged with Sex with Minor

Photo: Raymond Valenzuela Jr. IMPERIAL — Based on allegations of sexual abuse of a minor under 14 years of age, the ICSO began an investigation on February 5.  This investigation

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Shots Fired Call Results in Arrest

Photo: Juan Salas HEBER – Officers were called out to a residence at 66 W. Mallard Street on Tuesday evening for a “shots fired” call. Responders confirmed that 54-year-old Mario

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ICSO Announces Operation Safe Zone Results

Part of the Operation Safe Zone display IMPERIAL – The ICSO has been conducting Operation Safe Zone for the past ten months and recently announced its results. The range of